Woulfe wins Dixie Senior Amateur
In 25 mile an hour winds at Heron Bay Golf Club Rick Woulfe of Ft. Lauderdale, FL held on to win his sixth Senior Dixie Amateur by one shot over Bob Burton of Scottsdale, AZ.
Burton’s 70 was one shot short of catching Woulfe who took a five stroke lead into the final round. Woulfe’s victory was his seventh Dixie Amateur win when you include his Open victory which included a match play win over Tiger Woods in the semifinals in 1992.
Evan Long of Charlotte, NC took 3rd place with a 219 total, one stroke ahead of Doug Savage of Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
DORECE GOES WIRE TO WIRE IN SUPER SENIOR
In the Super Senior Dixie Amateur Bill Dorece of Pompano Beach, Fl lead from start to finish and posted a three round total of 216 which included a blistering 68 in the first round. Walt Martin of Oakton, VA and Gary Shimmin of Oakatie, SC tied for second place at 220 and Henry Schinman of West Orange, NJ took 4th with a score of 223.
ABOUT THE
Dixie Senior & Mid-Master
The senior version of the Dixie Amateur
Championship added a Mid-Master division
starting in 2019. 54-hole
stroke play event with no cut. Mid-Master (ages 40-
54), Senior (ages 55-64)
and Super Senior
(65+) Divisions. The tournament has long drawn
some of the
country's top senior golfers to South Florida -- Doug
Hanzel (2013-2014, 2017); Brady Exber (2012); and
Rick
Woulfe (an amazing 7 titles, his latest in 2015) are
among the past
champions. All three rounds are
contested at
Eagle Trace Golf Club. You may request an
invitation at
www.dixieamateur.com.
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